Chinese Immigrants

The assignment is split up in 2 sections – 650 WORDS FOR EACH PROMPT. Prompt 1 – Borders Using Lee and Mabalon, discuss the following question:  “How does the control of borders give us a way to understand how the United States imagines itself as a nation?” Please make sure to address the following questions for this prompt:   1. What was the effect of the Chinese Exclusion laws on Chinese immigrants? 2. What do the Chinese Exclusion laws tells us about the role of race in the United States? 3.How do the Chinese Exclusion laws help us to understand the significance of borders? 2 sources required for this prompt: Lee and Mabalon (sources will be in Files) Prompt 2 – US Militarism and War How does US militarism in the Pacific affect the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?  Discuss one example from Niiya’s essay and one example from Baldoz’s essay that demonstrates the impact of US militarism in the Pacific on the lives of Asian Americans. Please make sure to address the following questions for this prompt: 1. What was the effect of the Chinese Exclusion laws on Chinese immigrants? 2. What do the Chinese Exclusion laws tells us about the role of race in the United States? 3.How do the Chinese Exclusion laws help us to understand the significance of borders? 2 Sources required for this prompt: Niiya and Baldoz (go to link) https://www.nps.gov/articles/aapi-theme-study-essay-10-wwii.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/aapi-theme-study-essay-11-cold-war.htm